After reading the names in the report, anchor Tori Campbell told viewers, "The NTSB has confirmed these are the names of the pilots aboard Flight 214 when it crashed. We are working to determine exactly what roles each of them played during the landing on Saturday."

Following a commercial break, Campbell, who had apparently been unaware at the racist, misguided attempt at humor, read the actual names of the pilots.

The false names were eventually attributed to a summer intern at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), who apparently provided the network with the names following a reporter inquiry.

"Earlier today, in response to an inquiry from a media outlet, a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft," the NTSB said in a statement.

Of the 291 passengers aboard the Boeing 777 aircraft, which crashed and burst into flames while attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, three travelers were killed in addition to more than 180 others being injured.

Three producers from San Francisco TV station KTVU-TV have been dismissed following a news report on the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash earlier this month in which fake, racially offensive names were used for the four pilots on the plane.